Almost a year after making history and becoming the first Spanish fighter to be #1 in the pound for pound ranking in the UFC, Ilia Topuria (17-1) falls to fourth place. It was to be expected after the loss at UFC Casa Blanca against Justin Gaethje (28-1). The American, in fact, surpasses him… and enters directly at #4.
In the head there is a Islam Makhachev (28-1) who, a priori, will defend his welterweight crown this August against Ian Garry (17-1), in Philadelphia.
Pound for pound ranking.
also falls Alex Pereira (13-4) after his defeat with Ciryl Gane (14-2), new interim heavyweight champion. Poatan was on the verge of winning the triple championship and drops to #8.
Two names rise, without fighting, like Alexander Volkanovski (28-4), featherweight champion, and Petr Yan (20-5), bantamweight champion.
UFC lightweight rankings.
The lightweight also undergoes an obvious change after the loss of the throne of Ilia Topuria. Gaethje is in the lead and the ‘Matador’ remains the #1 contender, dropping Tsarukyan to #2. Mauricio Ruffy rises (14-2) after his spectacular victory over Michael Chandler (23-11) who falls from the top-15 after four consecutive losses.